unliterate
join:2002-12-23
Arlington, VA | whats this mean for current comcast pro customers
does that mean the 3.5/384 speed for comcast pro customers will increase? |
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Mr007
join:2003-05-21
Berwyn, PA | i feel that the download is fine...its UPLOAD that we need!!!!!! |
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nemmesis
join:2002-12-19
Washington | reply to unliterate
so that means the 1.8/256 will go to 3.5/384? |
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Benji21126
join:2002-12-04
Mount Juliet, TN
| reply to unliterate
Who knows, but i know they have been upgrading where i live. My Internet -pro STUNK for the first 8 months, but to comcast's crdit, they didnt make me pay for it. Now, i am rock solid 384/3.5 but i should be, as internet pro here is 95.00 a month Hopefully, they will give us an option of internet Super Duper pro, at around 1.5 up, and 10 mb down, for 125.00 a month. after all they only charge 39.00 for 1.5/256
But good news is, they are definately upgrading here. should, i screamed loud enough.
Happy with internet pro now, but would like more upload for gamming |
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xdeadhead
220, 221, Whatever It Takes.
Premium
join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Comcast
| reply to nemmesis
id be way happy with 3.5/1.5.... but...verizons latest offering of DSL thru the RT has a 7.1/1.5 tentative rollout in october....ill be losing my comsuck account and switching to VZ since im only 1kft from the RT.
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comcast "high speed" internet is a joke. just like their level one tech support. |
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scooputer
join:2002-08-08
Ogden, UT | reply to Mr007
I totally agree! Nobody ever talks about increasing the upload speeds. I don't really care if my download is 1.5, 3.0, or 5.0, I want more options for upload speed! |
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b1gdr3
I Blame Your Mother
join:2001-07-28
Whitewright, TX
·Comcast
| reply to Mr007
said by Mr007  :
i feel that the download is fine...its UPLOAD that we need!!!!!!
There's no need for more than 384 unless you are running a server, which is prohibited.
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I wasn't born with enough middle fingers. |
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b1gdr3
I Blame Your Mother
join:2001-07-28
Whitewright, TX
·Comcast
| reply to Benji21126
said by Benji21126 :
Hopefully, they will give us an option of internet Super Duper pro, at around 1.5 up, and 10 mb down, for 125.00 a month.
That's a totally unrealistic price point. You want them to add 6.5mb down and 1.1mb up for 30 dollars more? Have you ever even run a business? Bandwidth isn't free for anyone....to support 10mb/1.5 would be a hell of a lot more than $125...and you don't need more than 384 up, unless you are running some crappy game server.
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I wasn't born with enough middle fingers. |
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scottj1
join:2001-11-24
Claymont, DE
|  With regard to the comment "and you don't need more than 384 up, unless you are running some crappy game server" you are mistaken. There are remote administrative tasks that are done on some large networks that run slow at 384, and considerable better at 10MB plus. Perhaps you ahould re-evaluate before posting on things you may not understand. |
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wsjo
join:2000-11-11
Los Angeles, CA |  reply to b1gdr3
Well, Korean Telecom is offering VDSL (13 Mbps download) for 50,000 Won which is around $40 to $45. And they've been running the business for long time. It looks like the bandwidth is free for them. |
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b1gdr3
I Blame Your Mother
join:2001-07-28
Whitewright, TX
·Comcast
| reply to scottj1
said by scottj1 :
There are remote administrative tasks that are done on some large networks that run slow at 384, and considerable better at 10MB plus.
Better suited for a business line and not your residential line. Nuff said.
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I wasn't born with enough middle fingers. |
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jbgroup1
Dolemite
Premium
join:2000-05-04
Beltsville, MD
·Verizon FIOS
 ·Vonage
| reply to Benji21126
No one can be too rich.
When I first got broadband four years ago I had 1500/384kbps DSL. Two years later that seemed slow. After having COMCAST Pro speeds for a year I have gotten used to it and it doesn't seem as fast as it did when I first got it. I currently pay US$95 for COMCAST Pro at 3500/384kbps and I am still looking for something faster. I would gladly pay up to US$150 for 10/1.5Mbps (up/down) and I would pay more for faster speeds. While the upload speed isn't all that important to me I would really like to have as much download bandwidth as possible. As the saying goes "...[one] can never be too rich...and [one] can never have too much bandwidth." |
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Matthewb
join:2000-02-09
Crofton, MD
| reply to unliterate
Re: whats this mean for current comcast pro customers
said by unliterate :
does that mean the 3.5/384 speed for comcast pro customers will increase?
I hope so! For the $95 a month price we pay the speeds (especially upload) seem a bit low to me. We should get more for that price.
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to Mr007
said by Mr007 :
i feel that the download is fine...its UPLOAD that we need!!!!!!
Raise the upload more than 384kbps and you're asking for trouble. look at OOL. do you really want more upload with additional restrictions on what you can use it for or how long you can use it.
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You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much Bandwidth |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to b1gdr3
said by b1gdr3 :
said by Mr007 :
i feel that the download is fine...its UPLOAD that we need!!!!!!
There's no need for more than 384 unless you are running a server, which is prohibited.
Not so. as games get more and more sophisticated the data required also increases therefore for more enjoyable gameplay more upload bandwidth is required.
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You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much Bandwidth |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to jbgroup1
Re: No one can be too rich.
said by jbgroup1 :
When I first got broadband four years ago I had 1500/384kbps DSL. Two years later that seemed slow. After having COMCAST Pro speeds for a year I have gotten used to it and it doesn't seem as fast as it did when I first got it. I currently pay US$95 for COMCAST Pro at 3500/384kbps and I am still looking for something faster. I would gladly pay up to US$150 for 10/1.5Mbps (up/down) and I would pay more for faster speeds. While the upload speed isn't all that important to me I would really like to have as much download bandwidth as possible. As the saying goes "...[one] can never be too rich...and [one] can never have too much bandwidth."
Forget EVER getting 1500kbps upload. the current system cable uses only has 4.6mbps(after overhead) on each node. that would mean three users uploading would saturate the upload channel and others download rates would fall and latency would increase. DOCSIS 2.0 alleviates this somewhat but only adds 10mbps to the upload channel. want 1.5mbps up either get a T1 or if u can get it i believe Speakeasy offers up to 1.5mbps upload (sysadmin/god packages) of course if you cant get DSL that point is moot.
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You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much Bandwidth |
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jbgroup1
Dolemite
Premium
join:2000-05-04
Beltsville, MD
·Verizon FIOS
·Vonage
| Well like I said I'd really like to have the download speed. I don't run servers and pretty much just download large files form work and surf the internet and check e-mail. If it weren't for having to download large files from work I could probably get by with "dial-up". NOT!!. |
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snoopvelo
Premium
join:2003-04-08
Los Angeles, CA
| reply to Mr007
Re: whats this mean for current comcast pro customers
ATM i pay $79.99 a month for ATT/Comcast Ultralink 3000/384 service.
I would probably at most pay $150.00 a month for something like in the area of 5000/512 or 4000/786. But, who knows oh well will see what happens when they change the standard speeds and pro user speeds. |
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Aspire3
join:2003-02-09
Saint Louis, MO
| reply to wsjo
"Well, Korean Telecom is offering VDSL (13 Mbps download) for 50,000 Won which is around $40 to $45. And they've been running the business for long time. It looks like the bandwidth is free for them."
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Korean networks were subsidized by their governments. So, yes, the bandwidth was very cheap for them. |
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Archivis
Your Daddy
Premium
join:2001-11-26
Earth | reply to xdeadhead
How much is that gonna cost? |
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